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THE DIARY.
MEMO. FOR TO-DAY.
9.13 pm. Sowwhite and the Frog Frined" by the A.D.C. at Theatre Royal.
BIRTA.
MCGILLIVRAY.-04 January 4t Shanghai, the wife of Joas McGILL SAY, of a daughter.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Pate.woukl have miscarrial": Thef → FmalBarter Z-iting: “says:—Turkey, knows she fights for her existence | when she Gghts m our sile. Sho knows that the defeat of Germany
I would mean that Turkey would be
WEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
come the helpless victim of Russiaunted November 3, Appears in the entrout The proclamation, of war with Turkey,
evetonsacss At any rate, rise of the “Qazuti...." diplomacy, which since the begining of the war has incurred unjustifiable Mame in Germany, at last accom- dishes n distinct snecess, Imt not in the sense that Turkey has become a Wind tool of our purposes. She nets lin accordance with her own highest)
interests."
The averea acune of bank cutes in circulation in a vử Colony during the month of September was $10,802,797, and the specie in reservé aumantad ia value to sm20,000.
Tha tetal entput of the Kiilan Miving Administration's mines for the work end- This view is supported by the Bernie December 26, amounted to €13,288 33 lin Rigelische Rundschau" which | tone and the sales during the period te fis inclined to think that France alan 60,231 19 27.
had a finger in the pie, for it wuys :-
THE CHINA COMMAND.
"IMPORTANT' CHANGE.
a the departure of the Brigulier General Commanding and the reduction of
that command have no came under the the garrison of North Chlan, the troops in
General Oloor Commanding South China, whose commual will in future be known as the China Command.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Engineer-Commander Roome has been promoted Captain.
Me. K. Ulmann, ot Ullmann & Co., Hongkong, is a corporal is the French
krmy.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1915,
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LATE
TELEGRAMS.
BRITISH NAVAL AND MILITARY ORGANISATION.
Stirring Speech By Lood Haldane.
Lospos, Jan. Be
In the course of a stirring speech delivered in the House of Lords, The marriages of several well-known Viscount Haldane anphasised that the British naval and military Hongkong, ro-idents aro Exed for this organisation was framed so as "to be"capable of expansion. This, his month. Miss Gladys Mu ray, of Tunadship said, was what Earl Kitchener "wis now accoraplishing; and it bridge Wells, the bride-elect of Dr. Oswald was the duty of every man to put his everything in the scale so as to Marriott," and bliss Mary Varonis Pat Pure Success. He praised the great success, of the voluntary systera son, fiancee of Surgeon B. Taylor, R. Nof recruiting which he believed would meet all requirements. Tet, he df the Naral Hospital, are phargers by added, if compulsory service was a matinal necessity they would adopt it. His Lonship dwelt on the splendid co-operation of the Allies in the the Mauchuria, which is due on Monday East and West and of the most marful machinery adopted for inter- Marriages are also stranged between Mir. communication between the staffs. No expense or pains would be spared Gaston do Martin. Inspector of Schools, by Great Britains to provide the finest equipment. and Miss Agnes Mary Askham, who is on har way out ;, and Mr. J. W. White, of the F. W. D. and Miss Myra Kathleen Chun-
ut, of Hongkong.
The Bishop.of Victoria's engagements Turkey's action had been expected tow wow (Sunday) are—6.13 m.. for a long time by the cutire world | Celebrate the Holy Communion at the after the Anglo-French etlenteries Cathedral. 11. Pranch at St. Peter's
Church, West Point. gainst the Porte. Turkey is to be congratulated on her honourable R.M. General. Carton, has decision. We sought no allies, butesitted Frince of Wales Relief Fund wo wele me all the more heartily one local she ription for December amounting who takes our sile from the re- to £111. 154. The total ningnt remitted Cognition of the fact that it is advan-e Contami to date is £1,975, 13′′6, tugeons to do so,"
7-Mesura Thon, Cook and Soo are advised The Allies rightly claim that Turkey by the Chines Eastern Railway Adminis started the war and then tried to ex-mton that the Russian fast train service plain away her aggressiveness against | has been resemed, and the Patrograd cour- Russia by apologizing for themas (tem- porary mental aberrations," and while Friday, commencing January 13th. nist of the German papers blame
Mr. Wood, at the Magistracy this morn England, quite the contrary view is at the members and employees of the ing. gave his decision in the alleged Hosonono, Saturday, Jan. 3, 1915. taken by the well-informed and in-Manchu Imperis family hare dis-arded conspiracy charge against a Chinese woman
fluential Berlin Lokal Anzeiger," their reues, although the e-Empres And man.
Towager Chin Feibas repeatedly intimated
TURKEY AND THE WAR,
Per expiries Traves" "Vladivostock [VB17"
It is estimated that about forty per
|
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.
ALLIES GAINING GROUND IN BELGIUM.
"Jun,” 8, 5.45 pue
A Paris communique states that the enemy's artillery was most active in Belgium and at Arras. The French batteries replied spiritedly and effectively. Our infantry made some progress near Lombastzyde, where we carried the ground fifty metres ahead of our trenches and a hillock occupied by the enemy. We also gained some ground eastward of. St. George's, and inflicted serious damage on the enemy's trenches & The case, which had been remanded ou | Steenstruate. We were 'obliged, without being attacked. to evacuate woman made u false report regarding, an were up to their shoulders in med. We aitvaneed in the Laboiselle: armod robbery at a house in which she region, and occupied the road from Laboiselle to Avolay. There has lived in Queen's Road. The police, on heen a lively artillery duel in the Valley of the Aisne, where our heavy' making investigations, found the report guns obtained good results. The enty's mine throters inflicted some losses, hut we silenced them in the afternoon. We blew up & blockhouse to be, untrue. The malo defendant was printed out by the woman as the man in the sector of heims and occupied a treeh 200 metres ahead of our
which states:" It must be empathis no furce will be used to indaco them several occasions, revealed the fact that the certain portions cl cur trouches in the sector of Arras, where the men
sized that it was not Turkey, but Russie, which started the war. Targ rid of this useless appendage. key's action in the Black Sen and the} attack on Theodosia were natural sequels to the outrageous Russian suit on Turkey's integrity. The breach of the peace was Russia's
work"
The site for the Lucky Land of ten thousand your," L. the future tomb of the experor Hauan Tung, has now chosen and is situated nose the Hai Lång or Westeru Tumb. The e nstruction the buildings there will take about five yours to complete and will cost about six million dollars.
The frequent and heavy defeats recently inflicted on the Turks by the Russians and the British bring that misguided antion once more into prominence. Turkey need not have
In Italy, Germany is roundly entered the war and probably should
neetvert of using all the trouble. done not have
80 had the
The final, performance of "Snow and the special correspondent of the Germans not insidiously fouented in Setola," writing from Con. White and the Frog Prince" takes place tonight at the Theatre. Those who have amongst the most chauvinistic of the
stantinople, saya that Turkey has to not ye witnessed this Fairy Piny should Turkish leaders false >tatements
all intents and purposes become a hot fail to sao this wonderfully effectiva. regarding Russian and British inten-German colony, and hits the rail on combination of · picturesque tions with reference to Turkish the head when it adds: “The Grandchoring music and delightful dancing. possessions. By her foolish yielding, Vizier blindly follows orders from The process are for the Belgian Relief says the "Times," to the instigations Berlin and has not the slightest notion of Germany Turkey has pronounced what the morrow may bring forth for her own doom: The Ottoman Empire Turkey."----
Fanl
who took the money away and gave her line. two cane ggs on which he asked her
to make teeth marks.
Mr. Goldring defended the woman and Mr. Preston appeared on the man's behalf. The Magistrale intimated that he would commit the accased for trial.
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PRECAUTIONS AT MACAO.
cenery:
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Licenses For European (1
Passengers. 15
The following notification received by the Enagkong Government from the Government of Macao is taken from the Ten samples of milk, six of brandy and Hongkong Government Gazette siz ef'rum wers nualysed fat quarter by the It is harshrified by order that all Non-Chinese, intending to depart from Food and D ugs Ordinator, si hil with droves. must apply to the Police
Department for the necessary licence. one exceptiona sample of brandy--werp
Officers in the pubile service of this found to he geuuine. Of 72 samples ex-province may obtain a permanent Ecence un application through their respective mined 15 rear only thres were a Depazizsents. altertel, two being milk and one brandy. the liceness must be applied for at
least bours із адуваее.
Persons who travel to Macao in one of steamers may
in Europe soun will be merely a What some not far distant mor-Medical Department under the Sala of memory. Since the Turks have re-row will be sure to bring will be the solved upon their own destruction, enil of Turkey as a European nation, we do not regret their appearance in as she is certain to be as completely the ranks of the combatants. Their defeated as will be the Prussian acts of war menn that, when this militarian that has misled her. mighty struggle is over, Europe will
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The following was the order of Intor- County Prayers at the Jewish Sy- of the same day, withast the above Mr. H. Gittins nigeque,hel Lenh," on Wednesday licence, if they produce a declaration to Mr. C. S. Y Jan-Evening Service: Special Prayers for the restemtion of Peace; Prayers for their fajesties The King and Queen and The Royal Fenily: Prayers for Great Britain nil Her Allies; Benediction; Prayers for, the souls of these who have fallen. is the war.
this effect passed by the Captain of the Mr. Wong Shin Ying steamer in which they travelled to Macao.
Mr. Lob Hin Loi...... Noo-Chinese persons who do not produce the licence or the declaration Mr. Evan G. Stewart herain mentioned, will not be permitted Mr. Ha Tien Chuen to leave the provinen
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THE COLONY'S FINANCES.
ho rid of two factors which for more than fifty years have been the chief menaces to the peace of the Old World. We shall get rid of Prussian
Andedor of the Board of Agriculture militarism and we shall simultaneous-and Fisheries prohibiting the importation ly get rid of the Turks in Europe. of dogs into the United Kingdom is The peoples of Syria, of Arabia, and published for information in the Hor of Mesopotamia will also be freed kong Government Gazeţte,”
Mrs. J. J. Lossius from the blighting influence of the
! Mr. W. B. Elwes, "superintendent of
Poller, 3rd sulz.) Turks, and the Ottoman race will be the Eastern Extension, Äustralasia and
The monthly financial statement for October published by the Colonial Tran- 3r. J. J. Brysis relegated to the obscure valleys of China Telegraph Co., Ltd., informs us that
surer shows that on September 20 there Mr. I. D. Harvey's 'Fund : Asia Minor from which it long ago
the Chief Ceraor, Londan, kas instrusted the following inscription: "In ever loving paa bainnce to the credit of the Treasury A and F. N that telegrams in plain language, the text
daring October. was $1,091.991. and the Anmanting to $1,388,304. 82. The rovente Field Day for Volunteers and Reserves, emerged. The Paris "Temps" is no of which consists of a single word, aza pot
expanditare in the same period. 81,140,336 less pointed in its comment as to to be necepted
74 leaving a credit balance of $3,999,796, 69 French opinion of Turkey's action.
go the 31st, The Turkish aggression, says this organ, has been foreseen at Petrogrady a letter will be presented from fornier Ganeral Manager and Engineer-in- as it has been foreseen by the the Government in reply to the repart of Chief of the Peking-Mukden Railway.
MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW,
General Memoranda.
TCESDAY, January 12 -
English in Egypt It is not on
the banks of the Bosphoras that the fate of the Ottoman Empire, which 2.20 p.m.-Auction of Furniture, tehas been guilty of treachery and com- plicity with the enemy, will be settled.
at Ments. Hogben and Hough's
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, Jan. 15 & 16:-
2.50 p.m.-Auction of Valuable Chinese Porcelains, Brasier of, at Messrs. Hughes ned Hough's
SATURDAY,' January 23 ---
Entries close for the Races.
At the Sanitary Board meeting on
A beautiful stained glass window bas heon added to All Saints' Church, Tientsin, and is luentod jest above the font. It bears
memory of Mary, wife of Chade William Kinder, Loen 19th August 3861, died 25th March 1911. Blest are the pars in heart. Mr. C. W. Kinder, C,M G.. M.L.C.E., is well known to older residents as the
HONGKONG YOLUNTEER
RESERVE.
the committee appointed to consider the heat means of dealing with the posent
From the observations made as the sanitary conditios of certain lanes and Royal Observatory during December it pusages which are used in common by two appears that the Colory wojoyed 1114 Orders by Major Wakeman, O.C.H‚ÂY.R.
one tenants.
Hongkong, 9th January, 1015... Squad drills will be held on the Cricket avery Monday, Wednesday
and That day commencing
houts of sundsbins, the mosa average for the The Bean In the Lecture Hall, 38, Queen's Road. last 30 years being 1707.
matiwua temperature was 67.7, the meán -
On the Russian side more attention Central, free lectures illustrated by modols 64.0 and the nean minimum 80 degrees.and at 6.15 p.m. is paid to the practical aspect of it, will be given daily from January 11th by highest reading was on the 5th-75.6 January 11th Those drills are intended for to Russia falls the task of meeting andley Bird, on The Ancient Jewish Baht. And the intrist on the 13th-54-3 for new member and for members who
Therence or Teut of Worship," as used by the ferrelities in the Sina wildurata duf er ga The lectures will commence at Balock each aveuing. Sundays at 8 pm.
the Turkish attack. The Petrograd
(min.) The infuil recorded at the have intely, returned from long leave, but Novage Vremya" anys that, under
Obermotory a 0.730 inch on six days; at ang isaber, who wishes to improve his
drill may attend them. German influence, Turkey has gathered
the Botanical Gardens 1-19 ins, on elevaz together fifteen efficient army corps."
day; at thé šlatilda Hospital Mount An action brought by Ng Ching Pe Kellat, 0-77 in. on two days; and at tho #These corps give Turker en gist H. Burtonges and Son, of Queen's Police Station Taipo, 1-13-ins, on available fighting force of 600,000 stand, Control, was called "un ia the days.
Summary Court, this morning bat as neither
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mico. Those in Asia will be used initatis for his solicitor was present the We are formed that the frequency with which the Dutch regimente Mention has already been made of the invading the Caucasus and Egypt Fans Judga struck it nat with costs Feropean Line in being oneiden bly is no frontier duty have to be relieved to pre- BATURDAY, January 30:-/
There are fully 1,000 German officers the plain. The daith was for gored with the new year evig built reat them frora corning, to hows with the
$1,147.46, mid to be due on an agreement
Goemans. The German Minister st The p.m.-Garden Fits in the grounds of in the Turksh Army, and it is no as money tail by plaintiff for defendant. larger and faster steaners, replete with Hague has just received an address from the H. University
longer the disorganized, poorly Mr. Leo D'Alla Castro's office and all the elder steamists withdraw
Mr. G. J. Haywol of every confort, having been placed on the three Datek battalions in Limburg, who aak him to feform the Kaiser that they can equipped army that was crushed by represented tus defendant.
personally beslify to the atrocities coul- the Balkan allies General Leman
According to the 1916 solisdale, the vrysgomitted by the Germsa troops on the Belgian won Sanders, an able German leader,
from Hongkong to Marseilles and Lon- frontier. The continention includes Already acknowl
| with, an expression at deep indignation st
1/19 plished in 1 days and the sights they have witnesses, ant warra is in command of the Army. Weber
Tags puutively, this being 3 days the Minister that if by say chance German during the end of evelinalows storive in this provins schedulo The trumps should violate Dates: Setritory, the Monthly Subscrip 31st year in Enited Kingdom lost 20 Company's Euro Liners, which had Dutch would kill them to a man, if only to sateur verald of an neureuniu bunungs of hitherto, on this mastward voyage, proceeded 2004 nuit, 18.47.15 grims, and the Onlonien direcs from Konzkong to Hour, will now husof a total of 3007 tona s
$2,118
THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, Pasha, another German, commands the fortresses guarding the Turkish
C. KAMMING & Co., LD, Chemists and Druggists.
GRELT BEDJUTIONS IN PEISES.
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A QUARTER'S WRECKS.
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The German press adagiously deny The Treantage of hosts on in vrrarle capped make Shurghat a rogalar port of call, com that Germany was in any way respor 16 the Unit Kingdran was 0.9% (vande mencing with the auta Mary' able for Turkey's wit fever which Boy) and fie Ennis owned dailing from Hongkong or the 23rd Feb.
11.12.MIMULETS) A
was, it claims, instigated by come. In the cool he Obien. The per
Guwon for 401% respectively.
colier Power. Thna the Frankfurter Sven Bentong bipioften carrets
nextig.
in the "Berliner. Tagerinte tone and star CoolROASTING TO REMEMBER
Nbuying a pub wedicina for
Faro Azza. Priezt sousamos, con Subsider that England forced Turkey 16 is intermütiggs baby time in this
fhin the war, and the latter paperinya el 2990 at an 24, QUIENS ROAD, LON
JONGKONG, - enter that “if Turkey in not acted 3.11.2005 Com min 3.181,720
which she did. --Englanda long and suneta, which regions | carefully prepared plans against the
take me small rerengs for what thes hardie Belgians inre had to guitar. The Already cowledgeti German Minister bus coromanicited all this
to the Dutch Govorcant had wate formal demand as she came time that the punished: fheir insulting and fylok
affaiz abill be inquicod into, and the soldier
communication.”
$7,016.02.
Liste
CANTON ITEMS.
(By Our Canton Correspondent.)'
FAY OFFICIALS.
A persistent rumour was circulated Inlus two months ago to the effect that,'
beginning with January, the Kwangtung - oficials would iveciva their anlars in big llars insted of subsidiary colas.. Governor Li hai. investigated this matter thoroughly and has come to the conclu sion that to make this chango would forew this local government to raise an additional #800,000 annitally in silver coins while the advantage to the indivi-. filmi « öiktials - would be" but trifling. Pider the present condition of affairs ke docina it inprudent to take such a step and ha decorilingly ordered that válajos <hall be paid as before in subsidiary.esics. EXTENSION OF "CHINA' DANK. Since the establishment of the Ching Hunk the exchange valus of its paper has lucen stcudily siding until at the present time it is almost equal in value to Hong kong noted. The tax levied by the "Government upon this institution was all collectsbby January 1 and everything was found in a most antifuctory condition. With the idea of very graatly extending the activities of this bank, the President. Mr. Fang, has sent out meri fo establish branch banks in Chip Chow, Namy Hing- [Huntów, nid · Shiu - Chow, and sub- Į branches at Fatshan, Lo Pukt and Ecban. fo hay also given his men instructions
te vet up vichinge markets in all the, distijete unt villages for the mentor co- senicus of the people and the greator extension of the busines of the central
BATIVE MATERIAL FOR CHINESE RAILWAYS-
All the materials such as sleepers, rails, live, ete., used in building Chinese rattways have heretofore been purchased from factories in Germany, Austria and Belgium. During the continuance of the European wor, however, this source of supply has been cut of it rely owing bo the closing nd so many manufactured as well is to the difficulties offered in naking shipments. Accordingly Commis- seuse of Comtinagation Liang,hs then looking into the matter of home | production and Kas - concluded this equally good ties can be produced from the hard woods of Chinese forests and that the rails cast in the Tiang Tang Foundries are even of a higher grado of fheiches than those previously im porica. The teleriphed to Cunton. ingructing all milway officials to us. mitive, material in the future, adding that ha huped by this means to enable the |couziry to appropriate for itself the pro fits that would otherwise to to foreign countries.
"DISASTEOLM FIRE,VE Aliont, two oferes in the afternoon of 181,014.81 Tummary 6, fire broke out in one of the BEACONA Steall chops that cluster in $188,060.83 the neighbourhood kavas FT. It way five offleck before the dance were sabled and house hundred solive, abapu menentroyed by the ruling belement.
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